‘I’m a Nurse, What’s Your Superpower?’—75 Insta-Worthy Captions for National Nurses Week
Nursing is the nation’s largest healthcare profession, with nearly 4.2 million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide. They work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and more. They see people at their worst, and care for them selflessly. And with National Nurses Week lasting from May 6-12, it’s the perfect time to feature some nurse Instagram captions on social media to share your appreciation and admiration.
It only makes sense that we take time to give some “thanks” back to nurses, who have one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Long hours, long weeks and shortages in staffing everywhere have put strains on the healthcare system. Nurses are the anchors that keep everything floating.
May 12 is also celebrated as International Nurses Day in honor of pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Florence was a British nurse nicknamed, “The Lady with the Lamp,” whose experiences during the Crimean War led to the foundations of her beliefs about sanitation. She was the founder of modern nursing.
To go along with the celebration, we have come up with 75 Nurse’s Instagram captions that are funny, sassy and inspirational. So, whether you’re celebrating the loved ones in your life who have chosen the nursing career path, or you’re a nurse yourself, you’ll find the perfect captions to use.
May 12 is also celebrated as International Nurses Day in honor of pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Florence was a British nurse nicknamed, “The Lady with the Lamp,” whose experiences during the Crimean War led to the foundations of her beliefs about sanitation. She was the founder of modern nursing.
To go along with the celebration, we have come up with 75 Nurse’s Instagram captions that are funny, sassy and inspirational. So, whether you’re celebrating the loved ones in your life who have chosen the nursing career path, or you’re a nurse yourself, you’ll find the perfect captions to use.
- “Nurses—one of the few blessings of being ill.” – Sara Moss-Wolfe
- I’m a nurse because a ‘miracle worker’ isn’t an official title.
- “Nurses are the heart of healthcare.” – Donna Wilk Cardillo
- “From caring comes courage.” – Lao Tzu
- Nurses—the first people you see after saying, “Hold my beer and watch this!”
- ‘Nurse’—just another word to describe a person strong enough to tolerate anything and soft enough to understand anyone.
- “Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know was possible.” – Tia Walker
- “Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts.” – Charles Dickens
- You know you’re a nurse when your hand has gone places you never thought possible.
- You know you’re a nurse when you can eat lunch while talking about puke and bowel movements.
- I’m a nurse—nothing scares me.
- Be nice to nurses; they choose your catheter size!
- Value what you do and add value by what you do.
- If love can’t cure it, nurses can.
- Don’t mess with a nurse, they get paid to poke people with needles!
- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.” – Plato
- “Care for one, that’s love. Care for hundreds, that’s nursing.” – Unknown
- I’m tough, but I could never be a nurse—they’re next-level.
- Not all angels wear wings, some wear scrubs.
- “To know one life has breathed easier because you have lived; that is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I’m a nurse because “miracle worker” isn’t an official title.
- The only thing ugly about a nurse are their shoes.
- “Whether a person is male or female, a nurse is a nurse.” – Gary Veale
- “When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.” – John Di Lemme
- You can’t cure stupid, but you can sedate it.
- “Nursing is not for the empty nor the faint of heart.” – Meaghan Lynch
- “The simple act of caring is heroic.” – Edward Albert
- “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn
- Not easily grossed out.
- “Do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
- Be the nurse you would want as a patient.
- “Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
- I’m a nurse. What’s your superpower?
- “Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, you’re a nurse.” – Rich Porter
- “Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.” – Judy Blume
- Hand sanitizer has started to become my best friend.
- “Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.” – Dag Hammarskjold
- “The doctors may be mapping out the war games, but it is the nurses who make the conflict bearable. – Jodi Picoult
- “To do what nobody else will do, in a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through. That is what it is to be a nurse.” – Rawsi Williams
- “Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.” – Val Saintsbury
- “I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.” – Florence Nightingale
- “A nurse will always give us hope; an angel with a stethoscope.” – Carrie Latet
- “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
- “A nurse will always treat you like family.” – Unknown
- “It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly.” – Stephen Ambrose
- “Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the joy, every day, while we are ‘just doing our jobs.’” – Christine Belle
- “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
- “The character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses.” – Carolyn Jarvis
- May your cup runneth over, unless it is the specimen cup you are trying to hand me.
- We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
- Dear Lord, Please Help me get through this 12-hour shift without killing anyone or losing my job.
- “I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.” – Pablo Casals
- God found some of the strongest people and made them nurses.
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference.” – William James
- Making hearts flutter since 1899.
- “Hardships often prepare people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
70. “You know you’re a nurse when your finger has gone places you never thought possible.” – Jodi Picoult
- “Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.” – Aristotle
72. “I’ve come to the realization that I’ll touch anything as long as I have gloves on.” – Unknown
- “The character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses.” – Carolyn Jarvis
- “Sometimes medical treatment is not enough for recovery of a patient.” – Unknown
75. “Be kind whenever possible, and it is always possible.” – Tenzin Gyatso
Now that we gave you 75 great Instagram captions, the only hard part is choosing the one that perfectly sums you up as a nurse! Thank you, nurses, for all you do—a week isn’t enough time to show our appreciation and gratitude.
(This story originally appeared in Panola Watchman.)
